CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures slightly higher as oil at 5-month high

Reuters Staff

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April 8 (Reuters) - Stock futures for Canada's main stock index edged higher on Monday, as crude oil prices rose to their highest level since November 2018 on OPEC supply cuts, U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela and fighting in Libya.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.05 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp is expected to report housing starts data at 8:15 a.m. ET. Canadian building permits data for February is also scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX closed up 84.54 points, or 0.52 percent, at 16,396.15 on Friday.

Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were down 0.31 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.12 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were down 0.1 percent.

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